Despite reports Thursday night stating all schools would be open Friday, a message on the district's website noted", "Due to the ongoing law enforcement investigation and thencertainty about the whereabouts of Chris Dorner,"schools will be closed.

Laura Richard, who lives in Sugar Loaf and whose children all attend Bear Valley schols feels it's the rigth choice for the district to make.

"I wasn''t going to send them today anyway. There's just too much uncertainty," she said. "What if he dicides to target kids all of a sudden? They'd be easy targets."

All the mountain schools were placed on lock down Thursday when thesearch for Dorner reached the mountain town after hsi burning truck was found near Bear Mountain resort.

Both ski resorts swere evacuated Thursday but they are scheduled to be open as usual today.

Dorner was not found during the search of the area Thursday. Officials worked through the night looking for Dorner. The search stopped early Friday morning when helicopters were unable to keep searching due to heavy snow conditions in the Big Bear Lake area.